India, May 25 -- Ushering in a new phase for the industry, singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan used artificial intelligence (AI) to compose a new track, Rubaroo. The creation process was showcased virtually during Google's annual I/O developer conference in California (US).

"We were able to bring together a beautiful Sufi melody with a contemporary track. For a musician, it's such an inspiring tool," says the 58-year-old, who created the track in his Mumbai studio using Sandbox, in collaboration with YouTube and Google Lab.

However, the Grammy winner is quick to draw a line between assistance and replacement: "AI is the way for enhancing technology right now. We should not assume that it can replace humans. There's a thought that AI will ...